Turning lights on with your phone is neat, but it's not super exciting. What _is_ exciting is a home that makes life easier and more comfortable by automatically doing what you want, when you want it, and without subscription fees or privacy headaches.

This session is aimed at people who have dabbled in home automation and want to take things to the next level. You'll learn about setting up effective presence detection using mmWave and motion sensors, adding smarts to dumb household appliances such as lamps, fans, and laundry machines, and how to control your home with your voice without relying on Alexa or Google. Oh, yeah, and you'll learn how to do all of it without cloud services!

Come see what's possible on the cutting edge of home automation!

I've been speaking about home automation at conferences for a few years now. When I first started, a lot of people were interested in the basics. Over time, more and more people coming to my sessions have prior experience and have begun asking more advanced questions.

This is a new session with those folks in mind. I'll cover some of the basics very quickly, just to set a common baseline, but most of this session will be focused on the really cool (but more advanced) stuff I'm doing that's overkill for my introductory sessions.

Thank you for your consideration!